Travis Kelce's ex-gf Kayla Nicole drops 1-word reaction to Angel Reese winning Unrivaled's DPOY award

Kayla Nicole has remained a prominent public figure even well after her breakup with her former boyfriend Travis Kelce. She posts social media featuring both herself and others, and Saturday provided another instance of the same.

Angel Reese, the Chicago Sky's star guard, was named the Defensive Player of the Year by Unrivaled, a women's professional 3x3 league founded in 2023 and now in its first season of play. Kayla, the influencer, wrote on an Instagram Story:

"TOUGH."

Kayla Nicole reacts to Angel Reese winning Unrivaled's Defensive Player of the Year Award

Kayla Nicole's most recent achevement is winning Season 3 of the reality series Special Forces.

Speaking to Decider's Sam Nungesser last month, Nicole revealed that she had requested that the producers not mention Kelce, explaining her shock when they showed an article about his relationship with Taylor Swift (2:15):

"Completely stunned, especially because before you go into things like this - I know a little better now, and my manager and I, we talk to production, and we're like, 'There's not gonna be any mention of things.' So when that was on the screen, I was completely floored, like, my mouth was literally like this (demonstrated hanging jaw)."

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Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole gives advice to girlfriends of athletes

Dating an athlete is, contrary to past notions, a hard task to keep up - something that Kayla Nicole knows very well from her experiences with Travis Kelce. Speaking to PEOPLE after her Special Forces win, she revealed why:

"I think that (it) is a choice and can be a challenge because their schedules require a lot, especially if it's long-distance and you find yourself putting your goals and dreams on the back burner to support theirs. So finding that balance in life is definitely a struggle."

And based on her experience, even after the relationship has ended, the public stigma may persist. So she has this advice for them:

"'Put (yourself) first. Love your man down — but also remember who you are and what your goals are too.’ We make it seem glamorous, but it's another human and another man. And I will stand on this hill that dating men in general is a challenge. I don't care what his job is... Good luck."

Nicole and Kelce dated intermittently from 2017 to 2022. She was the tight end’s second-ever girlfriend after reality show winner Maya Benberry.